Responding to the administration of Wilkos, Andrew Selous MP said “I am very sad about the administration of Wilkos. I have been a regular shopper at Wilko for many years and know the Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard stores well. I was relieved that the Leighton Buzzard and Dunstable stores were not on the list of stores closing issued yesterday, but I realise that this remains a very worrying time for Wilko staff.
I have written to the administrators at Price Waterhouse Coopers to seek assurances about these two local stores and staff jobs. I will work with the Department for Work and Pensions should there be any redundancies to help the staff affected back in to work as quickly as possible.”